Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

477 Moving Forward

(Winona)

Lisa sits curled into the corner of her couch, her legs tucked beneath her and a blanket draped across her lap.

"So, one reading down, one to go," I say, setting two mugs on the coffee table and taking a seat in the armchair across from her. "Are you ready?"

She looks up, blinking like she's coming out of a daze. "Yeah, well... I don't think I can be there. It's still too much."

"Fair." I lean forward, wrapping my hands around the warm mug. "I know it's hard. But it's a start, you know? A start to getting on the other side of all this."

She shrugs.

"I'll be right by your side."

Lisa exhales slowly, tugging the blanket tighter. "It's just... everything. The way it happened. The way he let me in and really loved me for those few days. The way he left. And now this reading, like it's going to somehow tie up all the loose ends. But it won't, will it? Nothing changes that he's gone."

I nod, letting her words hang in the air for a moment. "No, it doesn't change that. But it might give you some clarity. Or at least something to hold onto."

Her laugh is short and bitter. "Clarity. Right. Like hearing whatever Lance decided to leave behind will somehow make it all better."

"Have you watched the USB yet?" I ask gently.

I'm not ready. I don't

in my seat,

her voice rising slightly. "What could he possibly say that makes any of this okay? He's still gone, Winona. He still made that choice, no matter what's on that stupid video clip." I let out a soft sigh. "Lisa, I know it feels like that,

cuts me off. "Don't try to tell me it's not my fault, or that there was nothing I could've done, because I already know that. It

you, in his own way. But he was carrying something so much heavier

her eyes glossy with unshed tears. "I just wish he'd talked to me. Even

was you. And you did. He chose you to open up with at the end. Not anyone

and pulling her into a hug. She resists for a moment before

room silent except for the occasional sniffle. Eventually, she pulls

voice shaky. "How are

it was surprisingly generous. Other parts felt like a final dig, as if she couldn't resist taking one last

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he hasn't said anything about us. About our problems. It's like we're just...

to tell

"Do you want him to say something? Or are you afraid of what he might